Principal Consulting Engineer

MongoDB
Rome, Italy
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 10+ years of cross-industry consulting experience and proficiency in multiple database systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of consulting experience across multiple industries
    — “10+ years of software development/consulting/support experience, preferably in a number of distinct industries/verticals
  • Professionals with deep expertise in MongoDB and other enterprise databases
    — “Experience with databases such as MongoDB, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL
  • Individuals comfortable with client-facing roles and frequent travel
    — “Should be capable and comfortable with frequent travel for short trips to customer sites during the working week (up to 15%)

Things to consider

  • This role requires fluency in both Italian and English for client communication
    — “Fluency in both Italian and English languages
  • Travel commitment is up to 15% of the working week for client site visits
    — “frequent travel for short trips to customer sites during the working week (up to 15%)

How to stand out

  • Highlight cross-stack experience and client success stories in your resume and interviews
    — “solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience
  • Demonstrate your ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
    — “Communicate complex technical proposals simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences
  • Showcase your experience with enterprise-scale software architectures and deployment processes
    — “Familiarity with enterprise-scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and software deployment and operations
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Principal

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What success looks like

  • customer success
  • roadmap development
  • technical guidance
Typical background
software developmentconsultingcustomer management

Skills & requirements

Required

Software DevelopmentConsultingCustomer ManagementDatabase ManagementLinux DiagnosticsEnterprise-scale Software ArchitecturesApplication Development MethodologiesSoftware Deployment And OperationsCustomer TrainingProduct Roadmap Communication

Preferred

Windows TuningCloud/saas Platforms

Stack & domain

JavaC#PythonNode.jsRubyGoMongoDBOracleMS SQL ServerPostgreSQLLinux DiagnosticsTuningWindows TuningEnterprise-scale Software ArchitecturesApplication Development MethodologiesSoftware DeploymentOperationsDatabase ManagementApplication OptimizationBest Practices AdoptionTrainingConsultingProject ManagementCustomer ManagementProduct DevelopmentCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkLeadershipPresentationSoftware DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareCloud Computing

About the role

Original posting from MongoDB

MongoDB Professional Services (PS) works with customers of all shapes and sizes, in all verticals, from tier-1 banks to small web startups, on a variety of exciting use cases. This role solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience, works with top-notch people in the business, networks with industry leaders, and sees new places – all in a day’s work!

MongoDB PS exists to support the development of our customers’ vision, accelerate customers’ time to value, and drive a multitude of customer adoption scenarios – from building new solutions to modernizing legacy applications or migrating to cloud. Our consulting solutions ensure that organizations get the best out of MongoDB.

This role will be based remotely in Rome

We’re looking for someone with:

10+ years of software development/consulting/support experience, preferably in a number of distinct industries/verticals

Competence in at least one of the following languages (in no particular order): Java, C#, Python, Node.js (JavaScript), Ruby, Go

Experience with databases such as MongoDB, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL

Familiarity with Linux diagnostics and tuning; Windows tuning knowledge is a plus

Familiarity with enterprise-scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and software deployment and operations

Excellent analytical, diagnostic skills, and problem-solving skills

High motivation for a role that combines deep technical and customer-management dimensions

Confidence speaking and presenting in a collaborative customer setting

Should be capable and comfortable with frequent travel for short trips to customer sites during the working week (up to 15%)

Fluency in both Italian and English languages 

What you will do in this role:

Contribute to customer implementations at any or all phases of the application lifecycle: portfolio assessment, application planning and design, deployment architectures, development and build, integration and release configuration, system testing, production operations, application optimization, and best practices adoption

Deliver customer classroom-based training to architect, developer, and operations roles

Work as part of a wider delivery team comprising fellow consulting engineers, project managers, and account teams

Cultivate your individual MongoDB reputation as a trusted advisor to guide MongoDB and our customers into the future

Partner with Product and Engineering teams to influence the direction of the MongoDB product roadmap

As a Senior Consulting Engineer, you will be successful in this role when you can execute the following:

Become a field expert in “everything MongoDB”

Communicate complex technical proposals simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences

Gain a reputation as a trusted advisor with your clients, large and small

Ensure your client’s success with their MongoDB endeavors

Maintain the required level of billable utilization

Influence MongoDB product development by contributing experience from the field

Successfully communicate the product roadmap to external clients

Constantly work on improving yourself, our products, and our team

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID: 3273512884

EU Pay Transparency Information: MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. 

Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, financial protection benefits, paid time off, a minimum of 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave (inclusive of and running concurrently with statutory leave), fertility and adoption assistance, mental health counseling and other health benefits offerings.

We are committed to providing a well-rounded compensation and benefits program that supports our employees in every stage of life. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to Italy based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in Italy is:€77.000—€115.000 EUR

Source: MongoDB careers

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